Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-03-12
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COLLYER CARVINGS.
COLLIER, TREao Co., March Z, 1887.

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Room for settlers.
A months vacation.
Cars Of household goods.
Valleys display green tinge.
The tramp season has opened
Go to Siebert's market for salt and
smoked meats. 404
The Catholic ladies continue their prep
arations for the st. Patrick's dance.
Money saved and satisfaction guaran-
teed by buying your -four of Hollington
& Son. 4l3-tf
A bakery and restaurant sign hangs
over the sidewalk in front of Y. Zavod-
sky's store.
Hollington & Son have just received a
large lot of handsome cook stoves that
will be sold cheap. 414-tf
Siebert pays the highest market price
for hides and furs, and in cash, at the
Collyer meat market. 404
B. F. Arnold babe goodbye to his
friends and took the noon train Saturday
for Ness City, Oua Wa-Keeney.
Two monuments now beautify the
Catholic cemetery. They are of zinc, and
were erected by VIM. Wheeler for Mr.. T..
O'Tool.
A little daughter entered the home of
Gus. Mcfarland during the early NOR
ming hours of March 5. Mother and
babe are doing nicely.
a. - e.
west when they can purchase improved
lands in Trego so cheap? There is room
around and in Collyer for newcomers.
A number of wagons passed through
town Thursday evening, the occupants of
which were directing their travels to To-
cations few miles southwest. Another
company came in with Car on Friday,
and have taken land near the former
Weir place, northwest of town few
miles.
Mr.. Elliott, of the Saline, makes daily
trip to town to meet his son, who is ex
pected to return from Missouri, where
he has spent the winter, but the last heard
was that he was mud-bound, the roads
being impossible. Poor Missourians!
They should come to western Kansas,
where mud is little seen and roads fairly
invite travel.
Through the kindness of Mrs. 81. E.
York, your correspondent had the pleas
ure, on Monday, of seeing some of our
country to the southwest, and was quite
surprised to see how homelike our people
have made their places, which only few
years ago were desolate-appearing prairie
lands. No wonder people are seeking
healthy homes with us.
W. r. Ingram has concluded he cannot
afford to feed and herd stray cattle, so
he ties them up and gives them special
care until the neighbors, waiting in vain for
the "cows to come home," start in search
of them. A small bill of damages is a
forcible reminder that cattle men must do
their own herding, and is lesson which
a few would learn in no other way.
During the week Mr.. s. Opfer and fam
lily expect to commence the journey by
team to their recently-purchased home in
Clay county. One load of farm machin-
cry was taken down by Frank and Willie,
who returned home the middle of last
week. Mr.. Opfer and family are num-
bered among the early settlers of Collyer
township, and it is sincerely hoped that
their bright anticipations may be fully
realized in their. Clay county residence.
Mr.. Opfer has long been member of
Collyer Post, and will, no doubt, join the
ranks of the veterans there, as his wife
and daughter, Miss Minna, who have
been faithful aids in the Collyer Corps,
will transfer their interests to some other
branch of the order.
Friday afternoon was chilly and the
air was humid with drilling snow, which |
perhaps accounted for the few parents |
in attendance upon the closing exercises |
of Collyer school, The school board |
seemed to have other fish to fry, as none
Of them were present But short prepara-
ton had been made for the vacation be-
cause of the irregular attendance of many
of the scholars. As whole, the selec-
tons for reciting were good and varied in
style. Some of the pieces were spoken
too low, and others sadly lacked express
sion. "Table Manners" was delivered
plain enough by Reginald LeBron to
teach his listeners the lesson il they chose
tolearn. "Widow Spriggins' Daughter"
by Bert. Norton, was enjoyed by all.
'sThe Drunkards' Wife" by Lulu LeBron;
'sThe Tempter," by Bessie Siebert, and
"Retribution," by Sam Coburn, were de-
livered with much expression. The
length OF the poem, Found" proved Nell
lie Kessler to have valuable memory,
as also the capacity for good education.
Farewell" by Miss NJ. Bunday, was like
10 a statue surrounding monument
though highest, it attracts the attention
first. Not only was the poem exceedingly
and touching, but the man
ner in which it was given added much to
it's beauty. At the close Mr.. Arnold, the
teacher, announced that Paul Phillips
Carrie Norton and Bessie Siebert had
won the prizes in the spelling classes, but
be would be obliged to send them toj
them, as he had been disappointed in OBJ
tanning what he wished. As a keepsake,
each scholar carried home handsome
card, gift from their teacher. There are
both scholars and parents who speak
highly of Mr.. Arnold as teacher, and